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Brand Owner: Ineke Grovenstein
Head Office: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Baby & Children
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Last Updated: 10 January 2012
Last Verified: 10 January 2012

KIK-KID Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

0 out of 4


1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions?	KIK-KID does not communicate any information on its carbon emissions policy, if there is one, on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations' and has the brand already reduced or compensated 10% of these emissions in the last 5 years?	See remark for carbon emissions question 1.	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of its 'own operations' by at least 20% within the next 5 years?	See remark for carbon emissions question 1.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the product supply chain that is beyond own operations?	See remark for carbon emissions question 1.	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

3 out of 4


1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume?	KIK-KID is a member of MADE-BY. The brand used 29% of preferred materials, compared to 0% in 2009 when they made use of conventional cotton only.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	KIK-KID is a member of MADE-BY. The brand uses 29% of preferred materials where they previously used conventional cotton.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume?	KIK-KID is a member of MADE-BY. The brand uses 29% of preferred materials where they previously used conventional cotton.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) have an environmental policy related to the ‘wet processes’ within the production cycle, like bleaching and dying of fabrics?	KIK-KID does not communicate any information on its environmental policy related to ‘wet processes’ within the production cycle, if there is one, on its website.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

3 out of 8


1. Does the brand (company) have a supplier Code of Conduct (CoC) which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labour, no child labour, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace?	KIK-KID does not provide a suppliers Code of Conduct, if there is one, on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.	SOURCE
2. Does this CoC include at least two of the following workers rights: 1. to have a formally registered employment relationship 2. to have a maximum working week of 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. to have a sufficient living wage?	See remark for labour conditions question 1.	SOURCE
3. Does this Code of Conduct include the right for workers to form and join trade unions and bargain collectively; and in those situations where these rights are restricted under law, the right to facilitate parallel means of independent and free association and bargaining?	See remark for labour conditions question 1.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) have a published list of direct suppliers, that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume?	KIK-KID does not provide a significant published list of direct suppliers on its website.	SOURCE
5. Is the brand (company) a member of a collective initiative that aims to improve labour conditions, or does the brand (company) purchase its supplies from accredited factories with improved labour conditions?	KIK-KID is a member of MADE-BY.	SOURCE
6. Do independent civil society organizations like NGO's and labour unions have a decisive voice in this collective initiative or in these certification schemes?	KIK-KID is a member of MADE-BY. NGO’s have a formal and co-decisive voice within the multi-stakeholder initiative and are co-responsible for its integrity and credibility.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	KIK-KID is a member of MADE-BY. The MADE-BY scorecard shows the percentage of socially certified materials within the total production.	SOURCE
8. Has the brand's labour conditions policy resulted in a 'compliance level' of at least 30% of the purchase volume, or a 'monitored level' of at least 80%?	Only 7% of KIK-KID's collection is produced in compliance with 'Class A' level factories according to MADE-BY. This is a decrease compared to 12% in 2009.	SOURCE